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Ridiculously Tiny Baby Octopus Riding Ocean Trash Is So, So Smol

October 25, 2018 | Article

Marvel at the cuteness of a pea-size baby octopus.
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Great White Sharks Gather in Droves in the Middle of Nowhere, But Why?

September 18, 2018 | Article

The White Shark Café, a deserted area in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is also a delightful buffet for the ocean's largest predatory fish.
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'Thor's Well' Seems to Drain to the Underworld in Incredible Photo (Here’s Why)

September 17, 2018 | Article

The ocean seems to disappear into Oregon's rocky coastline.
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This Squishy Deep-Sea Fish 'Melts' at the Ocean Surface (Video)

September 10, 2018 | Article

Remarkable footage shows the snot-textured fish hunting in the extreme pressures of their alien home environment.
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There's a Huge 'Archive' of Heat Hiding Under Earth's Arctic Ice

August 29, 2018 | Article

Thanks to climate change, extra heat has penetrated deep into the ocean. And underwater currents have pulled it north, where it's hiding under the Arctic ice.
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A New 'Brown Tide' Could Make Florida's Dangerous Red Tide Worse

August 28, 2018 | Article

Florida's got more than one problem bloom in its waters, and they're threatening to mix.
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85 Miles of Atlantic Coral Reef Stayed Hidden Until Now

August 27, 2018 | Article

A marine expedition recently discovered a previously unknown coral reef in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The Arctic's Most Stable, Solid Patch of Ice Is Melting

August 22, 2018 | Article

There's a chunk of hard ice north of Greenland that isn't there anymore.
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Here's What Happens When You Flush Contact Lenses Down the Toilet (and Why You Shouldn't)

August 20, 2018 | Article

Contact lenses don't last forever, so what do you do with yours when it's time to discard them?
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Surfer's Monster, 80-Foot Wave Came from a Hidden, Underwater Canyon

August 14, 2018 | Article

There's a massive underwater landform creating extreme surfing conditions in Portugal.
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